Igor Levit offers a contemplative exploration of the improvisatory aspects of the fantasia through works by Bach, Liszt, Busoni, and Berg.
Tag: Twentieth Century
Review: Fauré – Nocturnes & Barcarolles – Marc-André Hamelin, Piano
Pianist Marc-André Hamelin’s new release features three complete sets of Gabriel Fauré’s works: the Nocturnes, Barcarolles, and the Dolly Suite.
Review: Rachmaninoff – The Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody – Yuja Wang, Gustavo Dudamel
As part of the Rachmaninoff 150 celebration, Yuja Wang and the LA Phil present an ambitious live program of the concerti and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Review: Ysaÿe – Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, Op. 27 – Hilary Hahn, Violin
In her newest recording for Deutsche Grammophon, Hilary Hahn takes on the challenge of performing Eugene Ysaÿe’s complete sonatas for solo violin.
Review: Après un rêve – Emmanuel Despax, Piano
Emmanuel Despax plays works in the French piano repertoire including Poulenc’s Soirées de Nazelles, Debussy’s Claire de Lune, and Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit.
Review: Music for a New Century – Daniel Hope, Violin
Daniel Hope presents works of living composers including Philip Glass and Tan Dun.
Review: Fantasie – Alexander Melnikov
Alexander Melnikov’s explores music from the Baroque to the 20th century on 7 different instruments.
Review: Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra – Canellakis
Karina Canellakis’s conducts Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra and Four Orchestral Pieces with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic.
Review: Carl Nielsen – The Symphonies – Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Luisi
Fabio Luisi and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra perform Nielsen 6 symphonies, on a newly recorded album for Deutsche Grammophon.
Review: Maria Mater Meretrix – Anna Prohaska, Patricia Koparchinskaja
Anna Prohaska, Patricia Koparchinskaja, and the Camerata Bern present a millennia’s worth of music from Hildegard von Bingen to George Crumb
